Von Garreth Nunn
Rayo’s Ultras frequently make headlines – but who are they and what do they believe in? Garreth Nunn spoke to a Bukaneros member in the first part of this exclusive interview…
Go up the metro steps, cross the street from the stadium and take a few side streets and there they are. They may be standing about 50 metres from a street called Fofo the clown but there is nobody laughing here. It is two hours before kick-off but there are already 50 or so Bukaneros standing outside their headquarters preparing for the match. Inside another 20 or so as T-shirts for today’s protest are sold whilst others get the flags ready for the game.
If the Spanish media are to be believed, and too often they are not, Spain’s Ultras are all the same. The image painted by some journalists is one of unemployed, uneducated, overweight and violent white men who just want to cause destruction. On the street outside the Bukaneros HQ, that theory is blown out of the water. The growing group is a mix of ages and races and Victor, who has agreed to be interviewed, also pours cold water on that theory.
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Bullenseuche? Die Fans des Karlsruher SC protestieren.(Foto:Bongarts/Getty Images)
